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03-29-2006, 06:47 PM | #1 |
YorkieTalk Newbie! Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Michigan
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| a serious question i was wondering what to do about lawn fertilization? i am really scared about this because a long time ago i worked for a company and this lady once told me a company had killed her dag with there products. please help me with any and all advice you have thanks |
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03-29-2006, 06:54 PM | #2 |
Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: McKinney, TX
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| My suggestion would be to use organic products. Most nurserys carry them. Good for the environment as well as safe for pets. Good luck!
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03-29-2006, 07:05 PM | #3 |
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| Just make sure that it is safe for pets and you should be ok! Welcome to yorkietalk by the way!
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03-29-2006, 07:25 PM | #4 |
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| I would definitely go organic. I have the same concerns, even though I have used organic lawn products for years. I don't want to expose my babies to anything harmful. In my back yard where the dogs roam, I only use a product called compost tea - which is a liquid you spray on and completely safe - yet, I don't let the dogs on it till it has dried. I sometimes use a granular organic fertilizer on the front yard where they don't regularly go. Another tip for a great lawn is to use a mulching lawn mower - rather than one where you bag the clippings or the clippings just blow out on top of the lawn. The mulching mower chops up the pieces of grass and blows it down into the turf. These clippings are actually the BEST natural fertilizer that you can use. I also "mow" my leaves - since it is the same principle - the nitrogen from the chopped up grass or leaves is GREAT for the yard and completely safe for your babies. Now, it will take a couple of years for you to see the results of the mulching mower - but you will see it and organic gardners will tell you that if you mulch your grass/leaves and use something like compost tea or some product to vitalize the micro organism life of the yard soil - that is all that you will ever need! You can also aerate the lawn and then put on compost tea or something like that to stimulate the micro organsims in the soil. Aeration is GREAT for the lawn. I also use an organic yard treatment for fleas and it works like a charm and is not one bit harmful to my babies.
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